SUPRS Thanksgiving BreakSUPRS 18th Consecutive Season of Supermodified Sim Racing Starts with Harvest of Speed at LaPorte Speedway
October 2, 2021 – Goshen, IN…The Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series, (SUPRS), eighteenth consecutive season of supermodified sim racing begins on October 5 with the running of the Harvest of Speed at LaPorte Speedway.
The fictional, tight 3/8th mile track in Northern Indiana has been a mainstay on the SUPRS schedule since the beginning of the supermodified sim racing sanctioning body. Most of those races have been the Harvest of Speed to kick off the SUPRS Gold Crest Wing Supermodified Season.
Winning at LaPorte Tough, Repeating Even Harder
Since the first race run at LaPorte in 2004, a win there, has never been easy to come by, and to win there more than once, even harder. The only track that SUPRS has sanctioned more supermodified sim races at since 2004, is Oswego Speedway, so it would be easy to assume that there’s been a lot opportunity for drivers to chalk up multiple LaPorte Speedway wins.
To the contrary, in the 31 previously sanctioned events at LaPorte, 17 different drivers have won. But of the 17 different drivers that have managed to see the checkered flag first at LaPorte, only five of those have been sitting in victory lane at LaPorte more than once.
To bolster the “repeating a win at LaPorte is hard” theme, there’s been 11 different winners of the Harvest of Speed.
Ohh Defending Harvest of Speed Winner
Last year Dave Ohh became the eleventh different winner of the Harvest of Speed. In race that had the largest starting field for the Harvest of Speed since 2008, (19), Ohh won what would become the first of 23 feature wins on the way to his first SUPRS Gold Crest Wing Supermodified Championship.
Ohh now has a chance to become the sixth driver to have more than one win at LaPorte, and after coming from the back to win the Harvest of Speed last year, and as a master of the NASCAR Heat sim racing platform, it would be hard to bet against “Speedyman” as he’s known. The thing is, with tough lapped traffic almost from the drop of the green flag for the 75 lap feature, you can never truly count on a sure thing until the checkered flag falls. Ohh echoed that statement saying, “It was really how you caught lapped cars whether it was one by one or packed up,” after last years race.
Harvest of Speed First Race of Indyana Supermod Challenge
This year’s Harvest of Speed is a part of the Indyana Supermod Challenge, (ISC), a multi-race, season-long regional tour that also includes races at Indianapolis Raceway Park.
Something that makes this championship within a championship a very hard one to win, is that racers have to be good in both wing and non-wing supermodifieds. Plus, the tour is a mix of both the NASCAR Heat and rFactor gaming platforms.
Special Award for 2021-22 ISC Champ
The overall Indyana Supermod Challenge Champion gets 10 SUPRS Gold Crest Wing Championship bonus points, which in and of itself is something special. Even better, the 2021-22 Indyana Supermod Challenge champion receives a special gift basket filled with Yoder’s Indiana Popcorn, popping oils and even buttery salt!
Harvest of Speed Details
The Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series, (SUPRS), eighteenth consecutive season of supermodified sim racing begins on October 5 with the running of the Harvest of Speed at LaPorte Speedway. Practice begins at 7:30pm ET, with the Drivers Meeting taking place at 8:00. Time Trials follow at 8:20pm and Racing begins with the Fast Car Dash at 9:05pm. The full race format and schedule of events is available on the SUPRS schedule page.
See the Harvest of Speed Live
Enjoy the 18th Annual Harvest of Speed with SUPRS LIVE!, our one of a kind live sim racing broadcast. Featuring Live Streaming Video, up to the second Timing and Scoring, and insightful, fun commentary, SUPRS LIVE! is the perfect place to watch all the action while you join your friends to cheer on your favorite SUPRS racers.
Visit www.SUPRS.net/site/Live or watch on SUPRS Twitch Channel at Twitch.tv/SUPRSOnline.
Become a SUPRS Member
There’s still time to become a SUPRS member before the start of the new season. Anyone 16 years of age or older can race with “The Original Supermodified Sim racing Sanction” and enjoy fun, fair, and friendly competition in an organized, consistent, and transparent environment. SUPRS has a unique vision that puts more focus on helping others than winning virtual races and anyone interested can learn more by visiting the SUPRS “About” page.
SUPRS races most Tuesday evenings with practice for each event starting between 8:00 and 8:15 pm, Drivers Meeting at 8:30 pm and Racing at 9:05 pm. For bigger shows including swings and double-headers the evening often starts earlier.
Get Social with SUPRS
Fans of supermodified racing and online sim racers alike can learn more about the original online supermodified sim racing sanction when they visit www.SUPRS.net, The Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series is very active on social media where fans can “Like” SUPRS on Facebook, Follow @SUPRSOnline on Twitter, and View over 650 real supermodified racing videos, and archived SUPRS races on SUPRS YouTube. Fans can also enjoy our live stream SUPRS Twitch page and chat with each other and other SUPRS members via Discord.
Harvest of Speed Winners – LaPorte Speedway
- 2004 Harvest of Speed Season Opener Winner: N/A
- 2005 Harvest of Speed Season Opener Winner: John Davidson
- 2006 Harvest of Speed Season Opener Winner: Sean O’Kane
- 2007 Harvest of Speed Season Opener Winner: Myles Maxon
- 2008 Harvest of Speed Season Opener Winner: Myles Maxon
- 2009 Harvest of Speed Season Opener Winner: Myles Maxon
- 2010 Harvest of Speed Season Opener Winner: Gary Waldron
- 2011 Harvest of Speed Season Opener Winner: Ray Sand, Jr.
- 2012 Harvest of Speed Season Opener Winner: Chris Meyers
- 2013 Harvest of Speed Season Opener Winner: Ray Sand, Jr.
- 2014 Harvest of Speed Season Opener Winner: Myles Maxon
- 2015 Harvest of Speed Season Opener Winner: Ray Sand, Jr.
- 2016 Harvest of Speed Season Opener Winner: Bob Gangwer
- 2017 Harvest of Speed Season Opener Winner: Bob Gangwer
- 2018 Harvest of Speed Season Opener Winner: Keith Powell
- 2019 Harvest of Speed Season Opener Winner: Rob Warren
- 2020 Harvest of Speed Season Opener Winner: Dave Ohh
SUPRS – “Supermodified Sim Racing for the Right Reasons” since 2004
